What is an API and how does it work? (In plain English)
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 27. 01. 2020
- Discover what is an API and how you can use one to perform powerful integrations with other systems.
In this video, I'll explain what an API is using simple terms with a practical example. You'll also learn what an SDK is and how it can help with working with an API.
You'll learn about API keys, API endpoints, protocols and much more!
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Strava API
Weather or Google Maps API?
Thanks! They're added to the list of topics we'll cover.
-Kat
gRPC would be interesting
@@CodeWithChris Hi Chris good Teaching videos Sir, Now here's a challenge Do you think you can actually show people how to use this API from docs.turtlepay.io/blockapi/ there are hundreds of people would like to know.
Best analogy for API ever, the passport application process.
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- Kat
Same for me tooâŠgot an interview on that this morning
@@arthurgimba1310 how did it go?
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Absolutely phenomenal presentation, speaking in "cornbread language" to those of us who require the basics but also those more advanced who can learn without feeling they are in remedial situations. This was fantastic & becoming more & more predominant to the masses
Thank you so much for watching! - Pat
Couldn't agree more. Content creators forget that their viewers are noobs, so they need to slow the fuck down and be extremely clear when presenting. lol.
Clear, concise with real-world examples. Excellent video, keep up the great work!
Thanks for your kind words, Randy! Made our day! :-) -Arthur
The problem might be on my end, but this is the only video that actually helped me understand APIs.
So, so glad to know this. Thank you and all the best! :-) -Arthur
worked nicely for me too. many other explanations don't actually materialize the concept leaving us with api being a magical force that you talk with to develop programs ahahah.
great video! =)
Me too . Went through a 2hr video and only understood from this 7 minutes video what is an AP Iđ
This was a perfect level of depth for me as a delivery manager trying to increase my technical knowledge. The examples were the key. The analogyâs Iâve seen elsewhere are helpful to a point, but seeing you literally put a URL into a browser with the relevant inputs and then seeing the structured response come back was the light bulb moment.
Glad it was helpful! :) - Pat
This video is the best I've seen on the topic because you use an actual example of an API and explain it step by step. Every other video just explains the concept without actually displaying the thing they are talking about. Thanks for this!
Best comment, thanks for your kind words. Means a lot! :-) -Arthur
I've watched 4 of the top "what is API" videos under ten minutes on youtube and this is the best I"ve seen. None of the others explained endpoints, protocols, or API keys. They also didn't show real API examples. Nice job!
WOW, thank you so much, Justin! Glad we helped! We can never appreciate you enough. :-) -Arthur
What a lovely and clear way of explaining what an API is. Loved it! Excellent video!
This means a lot. Thank you! -Arthur
finally a great video for me to understand the structure of API clearly
Thanks alot. U explained what my teacher couldnt explain for months
Love it, thank you so much! -Arthur
This video was honestly very helpful. Iâm learning data science and wanted to learn how to use Twitter APIs. If you have any video on that itâll be of great help. This one is an amazing video that answered a lot of my questions . Thank you so much đ
Grateful for people like you. Thank you for learning with us! -Arthur
I really enjoyed seeing the practical examples used.
First api video that I understand. Thank you!
Thank you for watching! - Pat
this is by far the most straight forward explanation i've come across. Kudos to u!
Thank you so much! -Arthur
This was super super helpful, thank you so much for explaining this so simply!
Really appreciate the real world example!
i watched several videos talking about API but still pretty confused with this topic. but this video gives it such a clear explanation! it helped me a lot! thank you so much!
Your comment made our day. Thank you so, so much! -Arthur
Thank you Chris! This was really helpful and really easy to understand!
Wow, makes all our hard work so worth it! :-) -Arthur
Thanks Chris, spot on analogy (really good because they were both pipeline-processes) ; finally "clicked". Your clarity, no non-sense, and immediate show-casing of examples drive it home.
Cheers, thank you so, so much! Your kind words make all the hard work that we put into our content so worth it! :-) -Arthur
Thank you so much chris. This made it so easy to wrap my head around the concept of api and endpoints.
Glad that we were able to help you! Subscribe for more. :) -Arthur
Great voice, very calming. Thank You.
Cheers, Karl! Thanks for dropping by! :-) -Arthur
After so many videos Iâve watched on CZcams, I finally understand what an API is and what it does. Thank you so much, I really enjoyed this video! Itâs the best explanation of an API.
Your comment made our day! This motivates us even more to keep on producing quality content. Keep on going, Simphiwe! :-) -Arthur
Loved it! You explained it way better than my uv teacher
I was impressed by the clarity of your explanation. I totally understand and can now explain it. Thanks
Your comment made our day, thank you so much for your kindness! -Arthur
Wow, I'm so happy that I saw your video! I have absolutely 0 clue about API. Now I think I get the gist of it. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful! :) -Pat
so clear. best explanation I've come across. cheers
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching! - Iñaki
The way you explained APIs it gets no better
Thank you so much, Kirk! -Arthur
Very clear explanation, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it! - Pat
One of the only videos that actually explained it perfectly. Thank you! :)
Your comment made our day, Tyler! Thank you so much! -Arthur
@@CodeWithChris you made my day with this video. Trying to teach myself a few things for my job so this helped :)
Great video! This was super helpful - really well explained and so simple too
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for learning with us! - Iñaki
clearly explained. thank you. I like your way of using practical examples to show the concept and the easy English used in the video.
Cheers, Ian! Thanks for learning with us! :-) -Arthur
Best explanation.. out of 100 videos i watched.
Wow, thank you so, so much! All the best to you! :-) -Arthur
hey wonderful ..After scouring the net for a long time i found an apt explanation for API that is short and to the point.Thanks and keep it going more about API and API manager and other technologies as well. I was impressed by the voice as well.
Great explanation! Thanks Chris!!
You're so welcome! :-) -Arthur
this is most simple explanation ever ,thank you
Great to know, Modar! Keep on going and thank you for learning with us! -Arthur
This is the best explainer for APIs. Thank you. New sub.
Hello! Thank you so much! We're glad you found your video valuable! :)
--Joash
I am addicted to your voice tone, it is so comforting and it makes my brain concentrate on what you're explaining, it doesn't sound boring at all, in fact makes me more interested!!! I love it. Very nice voice.
Thank you so much! Your support is so appreciated. :) -Arthur
A really good example, one understands it in seconds
Thank you for watching! - Pat
Straightforward and concise, nice video
Yay, thank you so much! -Arthur
Amazing video and easy to follow. Thank you so much for your work.
Thanks for the love, Alec! Keep on going! -Arthur
thank you so much! i super appreciate your approach to teaching, subscribed!
Thanks for the support!! Means a lot! - Pat
Great work Chris, your Passport example was making ease in understanding the working nature of an API, Thank you.
Thank you for the kind words! :) - Pat
Thank you for this video. Simple and to the point.
Yay, thank you so so much! -Arthur
Helpful and clear! Thanks!
Happy to know this. Thank you so much! -Arthur
I"m just getting into APIs in my bootcamp, and this was super helpful for me! thank you!!
Fantastic to know this, Kendra! Keep on going! -Arthur
This is super helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! - Iñaki
Your video is much clearer than my profâs lecture videos. Thank you for this.
Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for learning with us! - Iñaki
Fantastic explanation, thank you!
You're very welcome! - Pat
thanks a lot. really learned something in this short video. very easy to understand.
Yay, thanks for learning with us! We're happy that you found us. Keep on going! -Arthur
Till now I have been making API's in my class based off the requirements they need, but now I actually understand it thank you.
Glad we helped, thank you for learning with us! -Arthur
Wow, such a clear explanation!
Thank you so much! :-) Much appreciated! -Arthur
great explanation. thanks dude!
You are so welcome! -Arthur
This is how people should make videos but everybody wants to project "I'm smart". Thank you sir !!!!
Your comment made our day. Thank you so much! -Arthur
This is sooo useful! Many many thanks!
Shukran for your support! Alhamdullilah! -Arthur
well in detail description of API. THANKS FOR THIS TUTORIAL
You are so welcome! :-) -Arthur
Perfect. Liked. Subscribed. Thank you for posting this video.
Ah, thanks for making our day! All the best! -Arthur
knowledge is power, thank you chris
You are so welcome! :) -Arthur
Thanks a lot! Loved it!
Yay, keep on going, Katherine! -Arthur
This really helped me thank you.
You are so welcome. Thanks for learning with us! -Arthur
very clear, great analogy. thank you
Cheers, thank you so much! -Arthur
very nice explanation
Very helpful. Thank you
You're welcome! - Pat
Best explanation for the concept
Thank you for the kind words! - Pat
That explination was great.
Cheers, thank you! -Arthur
Thanks took me a while to find a solid explanation on API's
Great to know, Michael! Keep on going! -Arthur
thanks for making us understand in easiest way ....
Thank you as well for learning with us! -Arthur
Really helpful, thankyou.
Thank you so so much! -Arthur
Wonderful explanation and example. Definitely subscribed to your content.
Hey Jay! Thanks for the support! :) - Pat
Loved it Chris!
Thank you!! đ
-Kat
Great vid and a simple easy explanation. Subscribed đđ»đđ»
Thank you so, so much for your support! :-) -Arthur
Excellent, good explanation with an example
Thank you so much, Nanda! We appreciate you a ton! -Arthur
Very informative, I enjoy your videos.
Thank you so much! -Arthur
Amazing video and explained very well.
Cheers, keep on going! :) -Arthur
that was really good. thank you
Yay, thank you so much! -Arthur
Such a great video. This video is easy to understand about API
Awesome, glad we helped you! :-) -Arthur
Very Good language and presentation, Background audio, Everything good.
Thank you so much! - Pat
Excellent succinct đâ€
what a helpful video thank you!
You're so welcome. Keep on going! -Arthur
Hi ...good explanation đđ
Awesome video, subbed!
Welcome to the CodeCrew family! Means a lot! :) -Arthur
Really great video thanks.
Cheers, thank you so much, Martin! :) -Arthur
Has anyone told you that you should become a " Tutor " HsHa. You are a natural Teacher. Great Video.
Cheers, Stephen! Appreciate it! -Arthur
This was so helpful!!! I am someone with almost no tech knowledge; complete beginner and I came across terms like this during my third year of college when I tried to take IT classes; never fully understood it. I changed to a data analytics minor in senior year. However, I am taking the google cloud digital leader cert rn and I need to know these terms. I also need to know them for my job. Your content is amazing!! thanks:)
Thank you so much for the kind words!!! :) - Pat
For all the people who still don't understand what an web API is, I wish someone explained it to me many years ago like this. Think of a web api like this: when you interact with a web platform, the interact part is a human user through the interface (Html, CSS, JS). We interact with predefined user actions built on that web platform, some of these predefined actions deal with data, for example, a user would input user profile data through a web form (first name, last name, age, mobile number, address, etc...), this data is useless unless it is persisted to the database (saved). After that is done, properly (front end validations and backend constraints) we as users can perform all kinds of requests on that data (in the form of CRUD, create, read, update, delete, via the http protocol verbs (POST, GET, PUT/PATCH, and DELETE respectively). A Web API minimizes the human interaction, like opening a browser, typing in the web address, logging in, using a mouse /kb/html buttons, in order to create, view, update, delete that user profile. If the owner of the website authorizes an api service for that resource (user profile), we can do all this automatically with code, so we program code to interact with the application (web service specific resource), the authentication part is usually handled by an API key which u request when you interact in human form. So in reality it is a way of exchanging data with minimal human interaction, where the data is imbedded in a structured form via XML or JSON. JSON is preferable, because it has a similar structure that is native to many programming languages (JS: object, Ruby: Hash, Python: Dict).
great video . thanks !
Thank you so, so much! -Arthur
nice explanation
Great ... thank you Chris
You're welcome! :-) -Arthur
deserves a billion likes and views.
Cheers, thank you so much! We're so grateful for people like you! -Arthur
A note on your sound (in case it helps) - the volume of your speech fluctuates, and I think it's a mixing problem.
My best guess is you have a compressor with a long release. There seem to be periods where the volume is normal, then they get pulled down for a little while, before raising back to normal. This can be slightly distracting once you notice it.
Just to point it out. I thought it was a wonderful video, and you're doing a great job!
Thanks
Thanks for the feedback and for your kind words, Rory! :-) -Arthur
good work!
quite helpful. Subscribed :D and thanks :)
Glad to have you here! Welcome!
@AdrienVillez
That is an obvious and concise explanation, thanks a lot. I want to see a demo of a payment gateway API, would you show us, please?
Thank you sir!
You're welcome! - Pat
Thank you!âŁ
You are so welcome! - Pat
You are awesome and you teach quite well.
Thanks for the feedback! We really appreciate it.đ
-Kat
Excellent way to communicate
Cheers, Waqas! :-) -Arthur
Thank you
the passport analogy was spot on... thanks.
Cheers, thanks for learning with us, Rich! :) -Arthur
thanks . clear explanation
Awesome, thanks for learning with us! :-) -Arthur